Management of Benign Goitres in Surgery Department “A” of Point-G Chu

Goiter is a diffuse enlargement of the thyroid, due to hyperplasia of follicular cells. It is a very common condition throughout the world. This is a pathology found in more than 10% of the population, affecting women 3 times more often than men and whose prevalence increases with age. Surgery plays an important role in the management of balanced hyperthyroid goiter. Post-thyroidectomy complications are not rare. We carried out a retrospective and descriptive study on the surgical management of goiters in the “A” surgery department of Point G University Hospital. It took place from January 2007 to December 2016, a period of 10 years. Goiters represented 3.52% of all surgical consultations. The sex ratio was 7.18 in favor of women and more than half of our patients underwent subtotal thyroidectomy.